"Tour de France, Étape 2" - Kraftwerk (Drum Cover)

For quite some time now, I've wanted to find a Kraftwerk song that I could write some live drum parts for and record a little video. The "Tour de France Soundtracks" album is my favourite of theirs so "Étape 2" is what I went with. The original track is close to 7 minutes, so I chose to edit it down to about half that before writing my parts. I'm very proud of how it turned out and I hope you all enjoy it.
Equipment Used:
2018 Tama Superstar Classic Drums in Limited Matte Figured Maple
2018 Pork Pie Percussion USA Custom Snare Drum (6.5"x14" Walnut/Brass/Maple Shell)
Remo 18" Rototom
Paiste Signature & PSTx Cymbals
DW 5000 Strap-drive Double Pedal & 3000 Series Cymbal Stands
Tama Iron Cobra Lever Glide Hi-Hat
Remo Emperor Suede, Emporer Coated, Ambassador Clear, & Powersonic Clear Drum Heads
Audix (D6, D4, D2, i5) & Behringer (C-2) Microphones
Presonus StudioLive AR22 USB Mixer
Presonus Studio One 4 Pro
Apple MacBook Pro 2015
Panasonic Lumix FZ300 & GoPro Hero 5 Black Cameras
#jamesrsutton #kraftwerk #drumcover

[@saverioscala1327]

As part of my chronic fixation for this song, I listen to your drum version with great pleasure every time I pass by it, congratulations again!

[@jamesrichardsutton]

Thanks so much.

[@JH-px2hy]

you don't see too many Kraftwerk drum covers, awesome!

[@anzatzi]

I am somewhat surprised this ws so playable--love this song. great job

[@jusufzemplin]

veery nice !

[@buxtehude6669]

Not an easy job... You actually pull through!

[@rayreyes5405]

Nothing wrong with adding a little analog to the digital. Well done.

[@spookyboo22]

❤

[@laszloblue3611]

Nekem tetszett. A vége felé volt késés, de összességében jó volt! Good production! ;-)

[@jamesrichardsutton]

Thanks, László. If the delay you're referring to starts at the 2:39 mark, that was actually me trying to emulate a "drunk" feel. Not sure if I was at all successful or not. haha

[@scottlang4653]

Lmao very nice

[@Thefarunlitunknown]

Ayyyyyy I have the same “Signals” tour shirt! Neat! Killer job on this track. This was a cool way to breathe a new kind of life into it.

[@jamesrichardsutton]

Nice! Yeah, that's one of my favourite and most comfortable shirts. Thank you so much! I get a lot out of coming up with live drum parts for tunes like this.

[@sarasarah1810]

There was nothing wrong with the original life of the track.

[@Thefarunlitunknown]

@@sarasarah1810 I didn’t say there was. I love Kraftwerk, I love the original track, and I love this interpretation.

[@sarasarah1810]

@@Thefarunlitunknown I never said you said that now did I... I was just saying there is nothing wrong with the original life. Goodness.

[@Thefarunlitunknown]

@@sarasarah1810 Wasn’t being defensive. Merely clarifying. Unfortunately, nuance is all but lost in text.

[@aunmaspobre]

Incredible idea, incredible taste and playing

[@saverioscala1327]

I must say, I would not have expected to like this version so much , very nice!!

[@jagaddewa8]

Cool, love it! It's rare to see Kraftwerk cover with drums....

[@bertrahm3104]

This is really fun

[@rolfingerbier]

Great work dude!

[@commanderkruge]

Not bad. Not bad at all. :)

[@brillouetbatteur]

excellent

[@codeWormCom]

Killing it, man!

[@rodrigoogirdor]

Awesome!